FRITZ PERLS & LAO TZU out of your head, into the NOW: and ride upon the wind and dance like a flame across the mountainside

First became aware of Dr. Kinnie's work through his now ancient software Magic Mountain, Magic Mirror and Merlin which changed my life (for the better.) Took a lot of doing to find out his name and thus find this book but worth all the time and effort. Currently reading his book Magic Theater which I found used here on Amazon. His work may seem a bit off the beaten track but that's part of it's appeal. Not only has it changed my life for the better but has provided me with a tool kit to continue to do so.
Robert F. Saccoon

I found this book goes a long way toward demystifying this therapy, and is a valuable insight into the man and his many idiosyncrasies.
John Moore

Straight to the point... And comprehensive. Good theory and practical. A great summary of the great Perls.
Francisco Espejoon

A. Fritz Perls---out of your head, into the now
B. Twilight reality---Fabulous Fantasy Fun
C. Wisdom and Folly---from many places and through the ages
D. Freedom and Joy---lose your mind, and come to your senses

Fritz goal is to make you fully aware of the NOW. The NOW of this moment for you as you read this sentence. The NOW for me as I type it. Being in the flow of the NOW gives you a more accurate map of Reality to better meet the needs of the moment, and to increase love, joy, and adventure in your life.

Instead of being in the NOW, most of us live in big, smelly boxes, smothered under layers and layers of words, filling our days with spiritless activities. We live a short distance from our bodies, far, far from the flow of raw Reality.

If you are depressed,
You are living in the past.
If you are anxious,
You are living in the future.
If you are at peace,
You are living in the present.

B. Twilight reality: Fabulous Fantasy Fun
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man ... a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. The Twilight Zone.
Rod Serling

Ride upon the wind and dance like a flame across the mountainside.

C. Wisdom and Folly---from many places and through the ages

D. Freedom and Joy: The Buddha, Harold, and Maude

The Buddha is correct. Humans do not feel the rug. We feel our feet. The many nerve endings on the bottom of our feet send information through the spinal cord to our brain. The information is processed and we feel a rug. Feel is put in quotes because there is a critical difference in the two ways the word is being used. It is true we do not literally feel the rug, only the effect of nerve endings processed by our brain. But we do feel the rug in the sense that whatever is out there is differentially activating those nerve endings resulting in our awareness that we are "feeling" a rug, not concrete

Here is another example of the critical difference using sight. Fred sees a tree because whatever is out there has activated the rods and cones in Fred s eyes. Whatever is there exists whether Fred is looking or not. But the tree that he sees, the result of the activation of rods and cones as processed by his brain, only exists while he looks at the tree. When Fred turns his head away that tree no longer exists.

And what happens when you look at yourself in the mirror, and then turn your head away?
Very freaky.

We literally have no direct contact with anything outside the surface of our body. Whatever is out there activates the sensory organs and from those signals the brain constructs our marvelous world.

The Buddha is right again. ALL IS MAYA.

Well, if you want to sing out, sing out
And if you want to be free, be free
'Cause there's a million things to be
You know that there are
Cat Stevens